This Day in Naval History - Aug. 22
August 22, 2008
From the Navy News Service
1912 - Birthday of the Navy Dental Corps.
1945 - First surrender of Japanese garrison at end of World War II; USS Levy (DE 162) receives surrender of Mille Atoll in .
1980 - USS Passumpsic (AO 107) rescues 28 Vietnamese refugees.
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